randan

See also: Randan

English

Alternative forms

• randy

Etymology 1

From a conflation of rand (“to storm, rave”) and obsolete random (“impetuosity, force”).

Noun

randan (plural randans)

1. (Scotland) Riotous or disorderly behaviour.
2. (Scotland) A rowdy celebration; a spree.

   on the randan (also on the randy)

   • 1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Black Andie’s Tale of Tod Lapraik”, in Catriona, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 172:

     He was fond of a lass and fond of a glass, and fond of a ran-dan; […]

Etymology 2

Noun

randan (plural randans)

1. The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran.
2. A boat propelled by three oarsmen.

Galician

Verb

randan

1. third-person plural present indicative of randar